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hi diane i too lived around duchess street & began my working life at 87 duchess st the butchers & greengrocers owned by geof n kath garlick around 1974ish i also remember we would go digging for antique bottles at the back of the shop,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,HAPPY DAYS

A memory of Shaw by ian1958freeman

my mother viola myrtle renton former owers.my mother lived in matching green born today 1925. her mother abbey alice and father Stanley. my mother passed 8 years ago. she always loved the song the green green grass of home. this song played ...Read more

A memory of Matching Green by steve1natural

I was based here in 1972, as a very young RN Radio Engineer. Antony’s memory sparke a few of my own. Long nights in the transmission hall monitoring an old B&W TV to make sure we weren’t interfering ...Read more

A memory of New Waltham by starplots

Not a memory butI have salvaged (in Sussex) an old photo of : "21st birthday of Ginnie Graham (Mrs Myers) August 19th 1903" Also written on the back is "Mrs Graham Kirby Thore" 28 members of the family, including ...Read more

A memory of Kirkby Thore by tonyslater02

I was born in December 1939 in Redhill Hospital which then changed to Edgware General. My parents Bill and Gladys Wyness lived in Marlow Court, Colindeep Lane and my maternal grandparents lived in Chalfont Court also in ...Read more

A memory of Colindale by sandymills03

hated Fornethy residential school.The women told us it was haunted and when we were put to bed they pulled the covers over our heads and were told to stay that way until morning . I could not sleep as the ...Read more

A memory of Fornethy Residential School by adam.carruthers

I must say that my memories of Rope Hill while CGC Arch was Headmaster are not particularly happy ones. I remember him as a sadistic, flatulent fellow who was fond of the cane. Perhaps I was too much of a troublemaker. Some of the ...Read more

A memory of Boldre by stephenbrooks2124

This memory was shared with my lovely Grandmother Cath Grant during my visit from NZ. "My husband Mick Grant and I, Cath Grant, moved here from Wimbledon in 1961. I had a son called Alan and was expecting my ...Read more

A memory of Frimley by lucybest_10

I grew up in Elm Park from 1963 until moving away in 1978. I loved the carefree childhood I had, going over the park with the beautiful weeping willow trees, the huge lake and woods, the brilliant swimming pool, and doing penny for the guy ...Read more

A memory of Elm Park by siandodd

Fond memories of Seery's shop To supplement my earnings from a paper round, I worked in the back producing packets of crisps, including blue bags of salt. I worked the potatoe peeler, the slicer but not allowed the ...Read more

A memory of Gosforth by donandmyrtle